03·CEI
Ceiling Fans
Two ceiling fans in the house, owner-confirmed, and now resolved as two different brands: a Minka-Aire Concept I (model F517-BN) in the living room/great room, and a Savoy House fan — controlled by a handheld RF remote, part RMT018, in a wall cradle — in the master bedroom. Both are reported smart-capable but not currently tied into any smart-home system.
At a glance
The house has two ceiling fans, two different brands: a Minka-Aire Concept I (model F517-BN, brushed nickel) in the living room/great room, and a Savoy House fan in the master bedroom, controlled by a handheld RF remote (part RMT018) in a wall cradle. Both are reported smart-capable but not currently connected to any smart-home system.
- Where
- Living room/great room (Minka-Aire) and master bedroom (Savoy House) — both owner-confirmed rooms, and which brand is in which room is now resolved by a 2017 builder delivery label (see Identity).
- Must know
- On the master bedroom's Savoy House fan, the remote is effectively the only full control — losing it can mean losing access to most of the fan's six speeds and its light dimming. The living-room Minka-Aire fan very likely ships with its own separate remote (retailer listings for this exact model describe an RCS212 three-speed remote), but that hasn't been confirmed against the unit actually installed. Whether there are spare remotes, or a pairing/DIP-switch code recorded anywhere, is unconfirmed for either fan.
- Status
- Two fans, two rooms, two brands — now resolved: living room is a Minka-Aire Concept I F517-BN, master bedroom is the Savoy House fan with the photographed RMT018 remote. Each fan's own model plate (Savoy House side), the living-room fan's own remote, and what the adjacent paddle switch and dimmer control are still to confirm.
2Everyday use
Day to day, both fans work like any ceiling fan with a remote instead of a pull chain — worth knowing up front that the two fans are different designs with different remotes, so what applies to one doesn't necessarily apply to the other.
Two fans, two brands — resolved
- Master bedroom (Savoy House): take the RMT018 remote out of its wall cradle and point it at the fan. Press one of the numbered buttons, I through VI, for the six fan speeds — higher numbers are faster. The central square button stops the fan. Use the two-position rocker (light-bulb icons) to turn the light on/off and to dim it.
- Living room (Minka-Aire Concept I): operate it with its own remote or control — which specific remote/control this fan actually has is to confirm at walkthrough; retailer listings for the F517-BN describe an RCS212 three-speed remote with light dimming and reverse, but that hasn't been checked against the unit installed here.
- Return whichever remote you used to its home (wall cradle, drawer, etc.) when done, so it's easy to find next time.
Seasonal direction — reverse it twice a year
The two unlabeled wall switches (master bedroom)
4Maintenance
- Remote batteries: the RMT018 (master bedroom) and the living-room fan's remote may take different batteries — check the battery compartment on the back of each and record it here. To confirm, both.
- Dusting: wipe both fans' blades periodically (a pillowcase slipped over each blade and pulled back catches dust neatly); built-up dust on blades is a common cause of a fan that seems to wobble more than it used to.
- Mounting hardware: check periodically that the canopy screws and blade-arm screws are still snug on both fans — a fan that develops a new wobble or noise often just needs re-tightening, not replacement.
- Light kit compatibility: the Minka-Aire Concept I has an integrated opal-glass light kit built into the fan body. If the master bedroom's adjacent wall dimmer turns out to control that fan's own light (rather than something else), confirm it's actually compatible with the fan's light kit — pairing an incompatible wall dimmer with an LED light kit is a common cause of flicker or humming, independent of anything being broken.
5Troubleshooting
- Remote does nothing: check the remote's batteries first, then confirm the wall switch/breaker feeding that fan is actually on — a DC-motor fan (the master bedroom's Savoy House unit) with no power at the wall won't respond to the remote no matter what.
- Remote works sometimes / from across the room but not up close: can be a sign of a weakening battery even before it reads fully dead — replace and retest.
- Master bedroom — lost or broken RMT018 remote: the part number
RMT018does not appear anywhere in Savoy House's current catalog — it's very likely a legacy/OEM part that shipped bundled with this specific fan. Savoy House's current equivalent for a DC-motor fan is the RMT-DC-UNIVERSAL (see Documents), but compatibility with this fan's receiver and any pairing/DIP-switch code is not guaranteed — confirm before buying a replacement. - Living room — lost or broken Minka-Aire remote: if the fan does turn out to use an RCS212-family remote (unconfirmed), Minka-Aire and third-party universal ceiling-fan remotes are widely available; check the fan's own receiver/DIP-switch code (inside the canopy) before ordering one.
- Light won't dim, or flickers (either fan): try operating the light from the fan's own remote alone first to isolate whether an adjacent wall dimmer is the source of the problem.
- Fan direction seems wrong for the season: see the seasonal-reverse callout in Everyday use.
6Specs & identity
| Fan count | Two fans in the house — owner-confirmed: living room/great room and master bedroom |
|---|---|
| Resolution | Which brand is in which room was an open question on this page; a 2017 builder delivery label for the living-room fan (addressed "LOC: Living Room," Minka-Aire Concept I F517-BN) resolved it. Not yet a direct photo of the installed living-room fan's motor housing — the delivery-label evidence is strong, not airtight. |
| Brand & model | Minka-Aire Concept I, model F517-BN — brushed nickel finish, silver blades, opal-glass integrated light kit. Identified from a 2017 builder delivery label addressed to this room. |
|---|---|
| Blades / light kit | 3 blades; integrated light kit under an opal-glass diffuser (not a separate add-on light kit) — 52" sweep, per Minka-Aire's published spec for this model. |
| Remote / control | owner's edition |
| Motor type | owner's edition |
| Reverse-direction control | owner's edition |
| Brand | Savoy House — confirmed by the logo on the remote |
|---|---|
| Remote part number | RMT018 — printed on the remote/cradle. Not found in Savoy House's current catalog; treated as a legacy/OEM part number |
| Inferred motor type | Likely DC-motor — six numbered speeds (I–VI) plus a separate light on/dim control is the signature layout of Savoy House's DC-motor remotes not directly confirmed on the fan itself |
| Fan model | owner's edition |
| Reverse-direction control | owner's edition |
| Smart-home capability | Owner reports both fans are smart-capable but not currently connected to any smart-home system; connecting either should be straightforward for a buyer who wants to exact add-on/hub compatibility to confirm, for both fans |
|---|---|
| Master bedroom — paddle switch (unlabeled) | owner's edition |
| Master bedroom — slide dimmer (unlabeled) | owner's edition |
7Documents & links
- Minka-Aire — Concept I (F516/F517) instruction manual & warranty (PDF)
Official Minka Group asset (minkagroup.net now redirects to minka.com — same file, verified live). Document header reads "Model Number F516/517," covering the living-room fan's F517-BN. Confirms brand/assembly instructions; does not name a specific remote model for this finish/variant. - Minka-Aire — F517L-BN product page (closest current listing)
The plain (non-LED) F517-BN installed in this house (2017) has been discontinued and superseded in Minka-Aire's current catalog by the LED F517L-BN; this is the closest live product reference for specs and downloads. Multiple retailer listings (Amazon, Ferguson, Modern Fan Outlet) describe the original F517-BN as shipping with an RCS212 three-speed hand-held remote — not yet confirmed against the actual installed unit. - Savoy House — DC-motor fan remote operating instructions (PDF)
For the master bedroom fan. Operating/pairing instructions matching this remote's layout (six-speed LEDs, light dimming, 2032 battery) — series-level; exact fan model TBC. - Savoy House — Universal Remote for DC Motor Ceiling Fan (RMT-DC-UNIVERSAL)
Savoy House's current-catalog DC-motor fan remote — the closest match to the master bedroom fan's remote layout (six speeds + light dimming), offered as a likely replacement/reference, not a confirmed exact match for RMT018. - Savoy House — warranty & support
Official Savoy House warranty page; use for support contact once the master bedroom fan's own model is identified. - ENERGY STAR — ceiling fan installation & usage tips (seasonal direction)
Official basis for the summer-counterclockwise / winter-clockwise guidance above. Applies to both fans.
To archive (Phase B)
Section 8Technical reference ExpandCollapse
The engineering layer — for a buyer's technician, or a curious owner.
How this page used to read, and what changed: this page was built around one photographed remote (the Savoy House RMT018, in its wall cradle) and one open question — which of the two owner-confirmed fans it belonged to. A dictation note had cast doubt on the page's original master-bedroom assumption, suggesting living room instead, so the page deliberately stopped asserting a room for the remote rather than guess. A 2017 builder delivery label for the living-room fan settles it independently of the remote entirely: the label reads "LOC: Living Room" against a Minka-Aire Concept I, model F517-BN — a different brand altogether from Savoy House. Since the house only has two fans and the living room is now accounted for by Minka-Aire, the Savoy House RMT018 remote can only belong to the master bedroom. The page's original assumption was right.
Why this is strong evidence, not a photograph of the installed fan: the delivery label is a purchase-order/shipping document — proof of what the builder bought and where it was slated to go, not a photo of what is actually spinning in the living room today. The match is nonetheless a good one: correct room tag, correct build window (July 2017, alongside the rest of the lighting/fan delivery), and a single-line builder order addressed to this house. One photo of the living-room fan's motor housing would close the loop completely; until then, treat the assignment as resolved-and-confident rather than absolutely certain.
Why the two fans behave differently: the Concept I F517 has an integrated opal-glass light kit built into the fan body — not a separate add-on — which is a plausible answer for what the master bedroom's neighboring dimmer was originally guessed to control, except that dimmer sits next to the Savoy House fan's remote cradle, not the Minka-Aire. Retailer listings for the F517-BN describe it shipping with its own RCS212 three-speed remote with light dimming and reverse — a simpler, 3-speed design, unlike the master bedroom's 6-speed DC-motor Savoy House remote. That distinction matters for a buyer: the two fans are not interchangeable in parts or remotes, even though both are ceiling fans with RF remotes.
On the "RMT018" part number: it is printed clearly on the remote/cradle assembly, so the Savoy House brand identification is solid, but a search of Savoy House's current published catalog turns up no listing under that exact number. That pattern — a legible OEM part number with no current catalog hit — is typical of a part that shipped bundled with a specific fan model years ago and was never sold as a standalone accessory; it does not indicate a counterfeit or third-party remote.
What to gather to finish this page: one confirming photo of the living-room fan's motor housing/canopy (to move the Minka-Aire identification from "strong" to "certain"); the master bedroom fan's own model plate (motor housing or canopy); the living-room fan's actual remote/control, to confirm or correct the RCS212 guess; what the adjacent paddle switch and dimmer in the master bedroom each control; whether a reverse-direction control exists on each remote or motor housing; whether spare remotes exist and whether a DIP-switch/pairing code is recorded anywhere, for both fans; each remote's battery type; and which smart-home add-on/hub each fan is actually compatible with, if a new owner wants to connect them.